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Section // The Puzzle Desk Daily Crossword · No. 19 Puzzle Desk

The 505 Crossword

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · the 505 history edition · New Mexico
Pick a square — the clue you’re answering shows here.
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Across

  1. 3The 'Hub City' rail town on the river (5)
  2. 4Pueblo Deco Route 66 theater downtown (4)
  3. 6Village whose name is Spanish for 'scissors' (7)
  4. 7Duke City proper, founded 1706 (11)
  5. 10Valencia County seat on the river (8)
  6. 11Mud-and-straw building tradition (5)
  7. 12Old Town ___, the 1706 center (5)
  8. 13Oldest state capital in the country, founded 1610 (7)

Down

  1. 1Town where the Camino Real met the river (10)
  2. 2Round ceremonial room in pueblo tradition (4)
  3. 5___ National Monument, ABQ's carved west mesa (10)
  4. 8Sun sign on the state flag (3)
  5. 966, the Mother ___ through Nob Hill (5)

Every answer is the 505 history or geography. Wrong letters turn red on Check grid — tap a square twice to switch across/down. New grid at midnight; “deal another” sets a second board off today’s shoe.

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